Sophie, our 70 lb. black lab rescue dog, got spayed yesterday! We got her in December for my father-in-law but she liked us better - so she is ours. She is about a year old now per the vet papers we were given. She is a happy handful most of the time.
I had called several vets to get a price quote for the spay procedure. Our local vet's price was almost $500!! So, we went to the local humane society for the service and paid $125 for spaying, pain meds, and microchipping. Quite a deal here in southern California. The only drawback was that the facility was booked for 4 weeks! So, per Murphy's Law, Sophie did go into heat. She was not too bad but a bit antsier than usual.
We picked her up yesterday pm and she was a bit "stoned". Today she is much better and is eating normally. We have to let her rest and recover for 14 days. She is also wearing a cone around her head to prevent licking of the incision (surgical glue was used - no stitches). Sophie looks pretty funny bumping into everything. But at least she is not licking. And now we can look forward to spending $$ getting her licensed in our county - we were waiting for the spay so that the fees would be a lot cheaper.
Sophie is Now Fixed Even Though She Was Not Broken
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But, I digress.....Sophie is on the mend and doing quite well. She is back to her hyper self. We are allowing her some "cone-free" time during the Super Bowl (if we are watching her). But back to the cone in the evening!